. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . when a pilot-boat came intoview. It gradually approached the spotwhere he was, and at last seemed so neaihim as almost to be within the reach of hisvoice. At this critical moment she made,preparations to tack, and thus change herdirection. Edward noticed these movementswith indescribable anxiety: if she were toadvance a few yards more, he would be dis-covered and saved ; if she were to change herroute ever so little, she would pass by, andhe, unobserved and helpless, would perish,The experience of years seemed now crowdedinto one mome
. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . when a pilot-boat came intoview. It gradually approached the spotwhere he was, and at last seemed so neaihim as almost to be within the reach of hisvoice. At this critical moment she made,preparations to tack, and thus change herdirection. Edward noticed these movementswith indescribable anxiety: if she were toadvance a few yards more, he would be dis-covered and saved ; if she were to change herroute ever so little, she would pass by, andhe, unobserved and helpless, would perish,The experience of years seemed now crowdedinto one moment of agony. Weary, cold,exhausted, the poor sufferer wished not nowto die, but to live. f Help, help \ cried hewith all his strength. e O God, send rne de-liverance from these waves! This earnestand agonizing petition was the first prayerhe had uttered for years, and it was in behalfof that existence which, in the days of luxuryend splendour—nay, only a few hours be-fore, he had thought a burden and a ;; Watching the pilot-boat with the keen-. THE 1ILOT JJO.\T,
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